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Chapter 4: Taking Action!

The raven-haired man and the brunette were walking towards Professor Oak's lab while they were catching up.

The chocolate-eyed man was very happy to get back to a sense of normal and he felt his heart start racing a bit because of being with his crush after so long.

He looked at the brunette and he couldn't believe how the man looked after all of his travels as well as, dare he say it, handsomer than before.

The brunette was content with spending the time alone with the raven-haired man and was starting to feel his heart race from looking at him.

Neither man would admit it, but they secretly had a crush on each other throughout the years.

(At The Lab)

Professor Oak and Tracey were surprised to see the chocolate-eyed man again and greeted him with open arms and smiles.

They soon caught up on what he's been up to as well as how the Professor's research has come such a long way.

"Hey, Ash. Want to take a look at my pokemon?" asked Gary, standing up.

"Yes, please!" replied Ash, standing up quickly.

Gary chuckled at the man before leading him into the back and the man was in awe of how many pokemon he had caught.

"Go on and play with them. They get tired of me playing with them after a while." said Gary, smiling.

"Thanks so much!" said Ash, running towards the pokemon and started to play with them.

"He looks very happy, Gary. I hope you can keep him that way." said Professor Oak, coming from behind the brunette and scaring him.

"Well, I intend to. I want to take him on his own journey and to be a human, not a freak in a circus." said Gary, recomposing himself.

"That's great, Gary, but I know that both of you like each other. If neither of you tell each other soon, then it might be something you two will regret." said Professor Oak with a wink at the brunette before walking back into the lab.

"He knew all along that we liked each other. He's right. If I don't tell Ash soon, he might slip out of my hands right in front of me." thought Gary, before getting interrupted by the raven-haired man calling for him.

"Gary, come over and play with us!" said Ash, waving him over.

The brunette smiled before running over to them and jumping on the pokemon pile.

(With The Guards)

They had an idea of where the man went to as they knew just as much about the man as Kai.

They crept through the town and slowly approached the lab from the side and they heard voices coming from inside the lab.

They found a way to look into the lab and found a pile of pokemon, a brunette, and the raven-haired man that they had been looking for.

They ran back to the circus to inform Kai about this in between acts and he smiled maliciously.

"Prepare to bring the brat back. Once the show concludes, then we go after him. I knew he couldn't run that far." said Kai, ordering the guards to get ready.

(Back With Ash And Gary)

They were having fun playing with the pokemon when they accidentally fell on each other.

They blushed big as Gary looked down at the chocolate-eyed man below him.

"I'm sorry, Ash." said Gary, getting up from on top of the man. "It's ok." said Ash, keeping his blush as he tried to stop his heart from racing.

"Ash, I've wanted to tell you since we were kids, but you disappeared before I could say…that…I…I love you." said Gary, feeling his blush get bigger and his heart racing.

"Gary, I've felt the same way. I love you too." said Ash, feeling his heart racing.

They leaned in and shared their first kiss together before they heard an explosion coming from their left side.

They looked up and found Kai standing there with his guards surrounding him.

"Kai." said Ash, with anger showing in his eyes.


Hope you enjoyed Chapter 4! I was supposed to have this written and posted last week, but I had a couple of things come up. I promise that this will be finished on Easter a.k.a. April Fools Day and I'll have another story ready for your enjoyment. See ya later!

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